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* It's depressingly common -- especially in the Young Adult category -- for minority lead characters to be obscured or get an outright race lift on book covers, with this sometimes passed around as an excuse for doing so. One of the best-known recent examples is the U.S. cover for Justine Larbalestier's ''Literature/{{Liar}}''. She blogs about the change [[http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/07/23/aint-that-a-shame/ here]].

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* It's depressingly common -- especially in the Young Adult category -- for minority lead characters to be obscured or get an outright race lift on book covers, with this sometimes passed around as an excuse for doing so. One of the best-known recent examples is the U.S. cover for Justine Larbalestier's ''Literature/{{Liar}}''. She blogs about the change [[http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/07/23/aint-that-a-shame/ here]].here]]. But there's a happy ending: After the issue got a significant amount of negative publicity, the publishers [[http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/06/the-new-cover/ commissioned a new cover for the next print run]] that's basically the same as the old one but with an African-American model who looks like the book's actual protagonist instead of a [[GenericCuteness generically-cute]] blonde Caucasian.

* ''Film/BlackPanther'' was released to rave reviews and a higher opening than any of Marvel's other solo origin films, going on to break Marvel Studios' top five largest-grossing movies worldwide, and top ''two'' domestically (the latter, even when adjusting for inflation).

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* ''Film/BlackPanther'' ''Film/BlackPanther2018'' was released to rave reviews and a higher opening than any of Marvel's other solo origin films, going on to break Marvel Studios' top five largest-grossing movies worldwide, and top ''two'' domestically (the latter, even when adjusting for inflation).inflation).

* ''Film/BlackPanther'' was released to rave reviews and a higher opening than any of Marvel's other solo origin films, going on to break Marvel Studios' top five largest-grossing movies worldwide, and top ''two'' domestically (the latter, even when adjusting inflation).

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* ''Film/BlackPanther'' was released to rave reviews and a higher opening than any of Marvel's other solo origin films, going on to break Marvel Studios' top five largest-grossing movies worldwide, and top ''two'' domestically (the latter, even when adjusting for inflation).

* ''Film/BlackPanther'' was released to rave reviews and a higher opening than any of Marvel's other solo origin films, making more than ''twice'' what ''Film/DoctorStrange'' did in its first weekend.

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* ''Film/BlackPanther'' was released to rave reviews and a higher opening than any of Marvel's other solo origin films, making more than ''twice'' what ''Film/DoctorStrange'' did in its first weekend.going on to break Marvel Studios' top five largest-grossing movies worldwide, and top ''two'' domestically (the latter, even when adjusting inflation).

Reason: Doctor Strange didn't have one of Marvel Studios' best opening weekends, not by a long shot.

* ''Film/GetOut'' was seen as a long shot, as it was an indie horror film about race, starred a [[Creator/DanielKaluuya largely-unknown]] (at least in the U.S.) actor as the lead, and was director Jordan Peele's first movie. It opened at #1 at the box office and garnered rave reviews, and went on to gross 252 million dollars against a meager 5 million dollar budget.

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* ''Film/GetOut'' ''Film/GetOut2017'' was seen as a long shot, as it was an indie horror film about race, starred a [[Creator/DanielKaluuya largely-unknown]] (at least in the U.S.) actor as the lead, and was director Jordan Peele's first movie. It opened at #1 at the box office and garnered rave reviews, and went on to gross 252 million dollars against a meager 5 million dollar budget.

* All four attempts to star the Jaime Reyes version of the ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' have ended with the series being cancelled, none having lasted longer than two and a half years. Some have cited the issue being that he's a Latino superhero, starring a prominently Latino cast, and set in [[UsefulNotes/OtherCitiesInTexas El Paso, Texas]], taking up the mantle of a B-lister (in fact, that's the reason Jaime was allowed to be created, because it was believed no one would care about the Blue Beetle). All of this despite being a well-liked character and possibly the most iconic [[LegacyCharacter version]] to modern audiences. In fact, he's been cited as an example of how an AffirmativeActionLegacy character can be done ''right''.

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* All four attempts to star the Jaime Reyes version of the ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' have ended with the series being cancelled, none having lasted longer than two and a half years. Some have cited the issue being that he's a Latino superhero, starring a prominently Latino cast, and set in [[UsefulNotes/OtherCitiesInTexas El Paso, Texas]], taking up the mantle of a B-lister (in fact, that's the reason Jaime was allowed to be created, because it was believed no one would care about the Blue Beetle). All of this despite being a well-liked character and possibly the most iconic [[LegacyCharacter version]] to modern audiences.audiences[[note]]especially after his appearances in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.[[/note]]. In fact, he's been cited as an example of how an AffirmativeActionLegacy character can be done ''right''.

* The Music/QueenLatifah film ''Girls Trip'' opened with 34 million dollars at the U.S. box office, coming in second place to the blockbuster ''Film/{{Dunkirk}}'' and easily beating out the big budget sci-fi spectacle ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets''. More significantly, it managed to be a hit despite analysts noting the poor track record of other comedies released that summer, such as the Creator/WillFerrell / Creator/AmyPoehler vehicle ''The House'' or the Creator/ScarlettJohansson movie ''Film/RoughNight''. In its second weekend, it even beat out the highly-anticipated ''Film/AtomicBlonde''.

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* The Music/QueenLatifah film ''Girls Trip'' ''Film/GirlsTrip'' opened with 34 million dollars at the U.S. box office, coming in second place to the blockbuster ''Film/{{Dunkirk}}'' and easily beating out the big budget sci-fi spectacle ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets''. More significantly, it managed to be a hit despite analysts noting the poor track record of other comedies released that summer, such as the Creator/WillFerrell / Creator/AmyPoehler vehicle ''The House'' ''Film/TheHouse'' or the Creator/ScarlettJohansson movie ''Film/RoughNight''. In its second weekend, it even beat out the highly-anticipated ''Film/AtomicBlonde''.

[[AC:Professional Wrestling]]* [[http://www.lethalwow.com/2015/09/13/bobby-between-the-ropes-the-wwe-divas-and-the-uncomfortable-subject-of-race/ Pointed out]] that WWE has rarely had a woman of colour pushed as a top {{Face}} - management favouring caucasian blondes and light-skinned Latinas. Black women tend to get pushed as heels and there has rarely been more than one Asian female in the company at a time. Further exacerbating matters after the article was published was Wrestling/SashaBanks getting such short Women's Championship reigns - despite her clear popularity. All the women she lost her titles to were blonde and white by the way.

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[[AC:Professional Wrestling]]* Since the above article was written, WWE has seen a couple of aversions:** {{Wrestling/Naomi}} finally got her long awaited push as the top face and became Smackdown Women's Champion in 2017.** Wrestling/EmberMoon was pushed with an undefeated streak on NXT and eventually became Women's Champion.** Asuka proved to be a massive star, beating out Goldberg's undefeated streak and even becoming the winner of the first women's Royal Rumble. ** Kairi Sane was the winner of the Mae Young Classic tournament.

* All four attempts to star the Jaime Reyes version of the ComicBook/BlueBeetle have ended with the series being cancelled, none having lasted longer than two and a half years. Some have cited the issue being that he's a Latino superhero, starring a prominently Latino cast, and set in [[UsefulNotes/OtherCitiesInTexas El Paso, Texas]], taking up the mantle of a B-lister (in fact, that's the reason Jaime was allowed to be created, because it was believed no one would care about the Blue Beetle). All of this despite being a well-liked character and possibly the most iconic [[LegacyCharacter version]] to modern audiences. In fact, he's been cited as an example of how an AffirmativeActionLegacy character can be done ''right''.

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* All four attempts to star the Jaime Reyes version of the ComicBook/BlueBeetle ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' have ended with the series being cancelled, none having lasted longer than two and a half years. Some have cited the issue being that he's a Latino superhero, starring a prominently Latino cast, and set in [[UsefulNotes/OtherCitiesInTexas El Paso, Texas]], taking up the mantle of a B-lister (in fact, that's the reason Jaime was allowed to be created, because it was believed no one would care about the Blue Beetle). All of this despite being a well-liked character and possibly the most iconic [[LegacyCharacter version]] to modern audiences. In fact, he's been cited as an example of how an AffirmativeActionLegacy character can be done ''right''.

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